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Boom! The classic potato gun harnesses the combustion of flammable vapor. Show us your combustion spud gun and discuss fuels, ratios, safety, ignition systems, tools, and more.

whats better

propane
4
80%
butane
1
20%
 
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deadbeatlemon
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Mon Nov 20, 2006 4:47 pm

i want to be able to put a burnsomatic torch tank on my gun but i dont know how or what kind of valves to use
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Mon Nov 20, 2006 5:12 pm

even though it may not be that safe i just put a 3/8" hose over the nozzle of my propane torch, used a hose clamp to keep it on tight, sent the hose to a hose to thread adapter, you know just slip the hose over the end and theres little hooks to keep it on, hose clamp that, then thread that into a lttile 90 degree adapter so that it goes right into a hole i drilled safely through the coupling and the pipe. if the hole is the right size the 90 degree adapter should thread itself in.

I had a hard time deciding whether to spend money on a whole measuring and injection system or just those parts there to turn the valve on the torch itself on and off for easy yet not quite accurate propane.

the guy at my local hardware store knew exactly what i was looking for because my guess is that he used to be a spud gunner, but if you tell whoever is helping you what your looking for they ought to know what parts to get if they know about their products.
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Mon Nov 20, 2006 9:21 pm

Once again wrong forum. Please post in the right section if you want help.
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Mon Nov 20, 2006 9:26 pm

burntlatke.com
For the tools and supplies I spent about 135$ for my propane setup.
Current project: Afghanistan deployment
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Mon Nov 20, 2006 10:07 pm

my setup cost less than ten dollars if thats a compelling reason.
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Tue Nov 21, 2006 12:23 am

Then again yours isn't metered or regulated.
Idk,Im real mad right now.
All that money and I cant get my cannon to work.
I think I need a new ignition source and to adjust my propane meter accordingly.
Current project: Afghanistan deployment
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